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The Hatters outshot the Eagles by a mark of 4-2 and recorded
both of their corner kicks in the second half, but it was enough to overcome
FGCU's 2-0 lead after 23 minutes of play.

Shea Rhoney scored both goals for Florida Gulf Coast on the
night, striking first in the 15th minute. With assists from Ashley Ciesielczyk and
Shannen Wacker, Rhoney tallied her fifth score of the season to give the Eagles
the early lead.

"They got us on a good restart," Head Coach Julie Orlowski
said of FGCU's first score. "They do a very good job of taking their goal kicks
quickly and knocking it wide to their back. That led directly to their first
goal."

After a foul in the box awarded FGCU a penalty kick, it was
Rhoney who stepped up to the line to take the shot. The Eagle beat junior goalkeeper Victoria
Troccoli to the top right corner and gave her team a 2-0 lead it didn't
relinquish for the final 65 minutes of play.

Stetson was outshot 12-7 in the game, and recorded only two
corner kicks to FGCU's eight. Troccoli finished with four saves in the loss,
while the Eagles' Brittany Brown totaled two in the victory.

"It hurts that we didn't take advantage of the opportunities
we had tonight," Orlowski said. "But
what we're really hurting from right now are the opportunities from past games
that we didn't put in the back of the net. It's unfortunate."

The Hatters will next host Mercer and Kennesaw State on the
final weekend of regular season play.
The Bears come to DeLand for a 7:00 p.m. tilt on Friday, October 19,
while the Owls will challenge Stetson on Sunday, October 21 at 1:00 p.m.